Colour

#72267F

#72267F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#72267F is a magenta with RGB values 114, 38, 127 and HSL 291°, 54%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#72267F

RGBrgb(114, 38, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.149, 0.498

RGB percentages44.7%, 14.9%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(291.2, 53.9%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.2, 70.1%, 49.8%)

CMYK10.2%, 70.1%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,480,959

CSS custom property--colour: #72267F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.13:1

Contrast with white9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#8DD980

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#084382no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#304B7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Tritanopia#73354Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 13.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.3 Indigo · ΔE 22 Midnight blue · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 13.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#337F26

Analogous#46267F, #7F265F

Triadic#7F7226, #267F72

Split complementary#5F7F26, #267F46

Tetradic#7F4626, #337F26, #265F7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D392DF

Lighter +30%#C46BD3

Lighter +20%#B444C7

Lighter +10%#9532A6

Darker −10%#4F1A58

Darker −20%#2C0F30

Darker −30%#080309

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#811194

Less saturated −25%#633B6A

Channel breakdown

R114

G38

B127

Red114 (44.7%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue291.24°

Saturation (HSL)53.94%

Lightness32.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 26 · B 7F

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